You’re a D**khead
Archie Call me a dickhead but they are now upholding protests from 50m out. Seriously? But then you look at the Stewards Panel and laugh. King from Kalinga Our reply? Sorry King, but you invited it. You’re a dickhead. That was the most obvious protest upheld in the history of racing. The 2nd horse was […]
Belle From Burnie on Brick Pits and Frogs
Not exactly sure where the frogs are but I presume they live in the brick pit pond, where the water is. The brick pit is an excavation about a 100m drop below the surrounding land, the brick pit walk is an elevated walk that goes out over space across the pit. Access to the pit […]
Worksafe Tasmania is investigating trainer Ben Yole over worker’s compensation
By Nick Clark Worksafe Tasmania is investigating harness racing trainer Ben Yole Racing Pty Ltd in relation to matters under the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and the Work Health and Safety Act 2012. The Department of Justice also confirmed that there is an active prosecution of Benjamin J Yole before the courts in relation to an […]
All You Can See are Hooks – The Smell Coming Up From the Creek is the Stench of Rotten Fish
Take a look at this drive will you? It’s race 10 at Albion Park on Friday night and we are watching Boston Bronski, the horse in the Donny Smith colors of lime green and black driven by Adam Richardson. Watch what Richardson does, and remember that Albion Park has a sprint lane. See that? Adam […]
Running and Handling Offences Under the Australian Harness Racing Rules
Racing on merits 147. (1) A driver shall race a horse on its merits. (2) Action or non action by a driver during the course of a race which prevents or impedes the horse driven by that driver from racing on its merits shall be sufficient to establish non compliance with sub rule (1). (3) […]
Rosehill is Just a Remake of the Empire Strikes Back
What has become crystal clear from the Rosehill Inquiry is that the active voices on the issue fall broadly into four camps. There are the animal welfare groups who are opposed to racing full stop. How the views of these people whose aim is to shut racing down are relevant to this inquiry into the […]
Always Remember That the Comedian’s a Bear
The picture you see at the top of this story is the aerial view of the Brickpit at Homebush, one of the options that was revealed for the site a new Western Sydney racecourse should Rosehill be sold. The Brickpit is home to the green and golden bell frog, a threatened species that is listed […]
Irish greyhounds exported to India used in cruel ‘new craze’ sport
Two men on a motorbike lure a greyhound during a dangerous and illegal coursing sport described as a ‘new craze’ in India. FORMER SPORTING GREYHOUNDS exported from Ireland are being used in a cruel “new craze” sport in India. Noteworthy can reveal how the dogs are being forced to chase speeding motorbikes on open stretches of […]
Tasracing’s CEO Goes on a Freebie to the Darwin Cup, While the Young Participant Who Was in the Car Crash Goes to Court
There is great deal of disquiet in Tasmanian racing circles about the Tasracing CEO Andrew Jenkins prioritizing going on a junket to the Darwin Cup over attending the sentencing hearing of the woman found in part responsible for the tragic accident that left two young harness racing participants seriously injured and maimed for life. Many […]